Ski deals for National Play Hooky and Ski Week

The third annual National Play Hooky & Ski Week starts Monday, March 3.

Courtesy of Liftopia

Lift lines, crowded runs, hiked-up hotel rates, struggling to find a place to sit at lunch, traffic delays (especially if you're an I-70 regular in Colorado). If you've skied your favorite resort or explored a new one over the weekend (and who hasn't?), you know these are just part of what comes with skiing on Saturday and Sunday when everyone seemingly is off work. You've learned to accept it, but even the best of the weekend warriors want to ski at least once in the middle of the week when everyone else is at work.

If you needed an excuse for taking those mid-week runs--and holidays don't count--here's one: the third annual National Play Hooky & Ski Week, which runs from Monday, March 3 to Friday, March 7. And Liftopia, the largest online and mobile marketplace for lift tickets and other mountain activities, is encouraging you to get out and ski to relieve some of that stress that piles up this time of year in the workplace.

“With resorts in every part of the country getting serious snow the past few weeks, the second half of the season is shaping up to be a great time to embrace winter and get out on the hill,” said Evan Reece, co-founder and CEO of Liftopia. “Our customers – but probably not their employers – love our Play Hooky Sale due to fewer crowds and wide-open trails that can be found when hitting the slopes mid-week.”

It's easy to see why Liftopia's customers love the Play Hooky Sale: the lift ticket savings are too good to pass up. Skiers and boarders shopping Liftopia's website or mobile app can find lift tickets starting at $7.50 and as much as 78 percent off walk-up window rates at ski resorts across the country.

Or play hooky from work for the whole week and enjoy multi-day deals at resorts like Tremblant, Sun Valley, Blackjack, Park City, Snowbird, Whiteface, Copper Mountain, Diamond Peak and more.

Ready to start planning that getaway? Find more deals at Liftopia before they're gone. And maybe you'll get lucky enough to experience some of those epic powder dumps you can only dream of skiing when you're scrolling Facebook at your desk.

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Kate Bongiovanni is a freelance writer and editor who was formerly the managing editor at Windy City Sports magazine. She likes to stay active and has been swimming and skiing for more years than she can remember. She still swims and skis but now runs any distance through marathons and races triathlon, having completed Ironman Wisconsin in 2008. You can reach her via email.